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3.00 Credits
This course provides a non-science major with a foundation of scienti?c knowledge and applies this knowledge to many contemporary science-related policy issues and their impact on the societies in which we live. In addition to some basic chemical principles, lectures might include topics such as the age, composition, and evolution of the universe, climate change, polymers, acid rain, depletion of the ozone layer, drugs and pharmaceuticals and HIV/AIDS. Students will participate in basic science laboratories for procedures and techniques associated with contemporary experimental chemistry at a level suitable for the non-science major. Basic laboratory skills such as laboratory safety protocol, how to prepare and handle laboratory reagents and solutions, carrying out measurements and analyses using laboratory equipment, and problem solving will be developed. Students will visit some organizations that are on the cutting edge of science research, education, and policymaking. This course will teach students the basics of how global policy issues are addressed including the role of international organizations, governments, and the private sector in solving issues with global signi?cance. The nine-day study abroad component to France and Switzerland is part of this course. Satis?es part of the Scienti?c Literacy requirement. Fee. 3 credits
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
The instructor selects the content of this course to meet the needs of students and to provide opportunities to experiment in creative teaching. Offered as needed. 3 credits
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the issues and problems faced by developing countries in the contemporary international arena. This course content introduces students to different cultures and models of political/economic development while encouraging tolerance and respect for other peoples and their societies. Students will be exposed to the social justice and human rights issues inherent in development. The course employs an interdisciplinary perspective to investigate and offer solutions to the problems faced by developing countries. Offered every other fall. 3 credits.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the politics surrounding environmental issues and the process of environmental policymaking. The focus of the course will be at the international level, but US domestic policies and issues as well as US foreign policy on environmental issues play a key role in this agenda. The course will focus on current environmental issues with a primary focus on climate change. Within this framework, students will learn about the institutions that both influence and negotiate such policies as well as the process by which policies are made. Using climate change as a model, students will gain a comprehensive knowledge on how environmental issues are perceived and addressed as issues with global impact. Offered as needed. Values Exploration 3 credits
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3.00 Credits
This course is a continuation of Environmental Politics I. Focusing mostly on contemporary environmental issues like climate change, climate-induced migration, natural disasters, and the impact of these issues on poverty and meeting global targets. In doing so, students will examine the roles of international organizations, country governments, and civil society in meeting these targets and addressing these vital environmental issues. Prerequisite: POL 272 or permission of the instructor. Offered as needed. Values Exploration 3 credits
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3.00 Credits
This course provides a comparative analysis of the world's major economic systems and their effects on the political and social structures of individual nation-states. Common global eco-political problems are examined and discussed from both a theoretical and practical framework. Offered spring, alternate years. 3 credits
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3.00 Credits
The course is designed as an exploration of how various arts influence and portray politics of their era. As such, the course focuses on three areas within the arts: 1) visual arts; 2) music; and 3) film. Within each of these areas, the course familiarizes students with the major political issues of various time periods including the American colonial period, the Romantic Era, the Twentieth Century, and the Contemporary Period. Offered as needed. 3 credits
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3.00 Credits
No course description available.
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3.00 Credits
This 3 credit undergraduate course is intended to familiarize the student with the development and substance of US Constitutional Law, and important constitutional issues impacting the body politic today. Issues such as equal protection law, issues related to criminal law and procedure arising under the Bill of Rights and the developing right of privacy will be emphasized. Students will study portions of the actual text of cases that have been decided by the US Supreme Court. A case on the current Supreme Court docket will also be tracked and studied. Students will read the briefs filed in the case, will listen in class to MP3/audio files of the actual oral argument, and each student will write an opinion 'deciding' the case as if they were a Supreme Court Justice. Sophomores and freshman may take the course with consent of their academic adviser.
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3.00 Credits
This course deals with public finance at the federal, state and local level. It is an introductory course into the main issues facing the public arena, such as: tax equity and incidence for all types of taxes, allocation and efficiency of public goods, and the budgeting and allocation process of the Fiscal Federalism system in the United States. Offered spring, odd numbered years. 3 credits.
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